8mm Forum: 8mm & 16mm Film Cleaning Machine Now Available

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Posted by Dennis Bennett (Member # 5789) on July 30, 2017, 04:49 PM:

The day has arrived!
The "First Step Film Prep machine is now available for purchase.
The first machines will be built when 7 orders have been submitted. (so far we have interest for 3)
Here is the link for ordering.
https://dbennettech.wixsite.com/first-step-film-prep

Thank you for your patience and please spread the word.

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on July 30, 2017, 05:21 PM:

Hi Dennis...Do you have any video of your cleaning machine in action?

Posted by Dennis Bennett (Member # 5789) on July 30, 2017, 05:30 PM:

Janice - take a look at these two links.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x9I2DXFH8c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jlVmOdxJ8U

Dennis

Posted by Berend De Meyer (Member # 5856) on July 31, 2017, 04:02 PM:

Hi Dennis,

That's quite an engineering job! But because I am a new kid on the 8mm block, I was going to start testing a - non private archive bought on the intenet - reel taking my first step to prep it completely manual. I have a ERNO PE-702 viewer for the setup as in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuTMNEkXWt8

What are the biggest advantages - or disadvantages doing it manually like in the video - of your cleaning machine compared to the old school method?

Cheers

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on August 01, 2017, 06:22 AM:

I have to say that does look pretty good but also add cleaning the manual seems to work fine and cost 380 less. What are the advantages of doing it via a cleaning machine?

Posted by Dennis Bennett (Member # 5789) on August 01, 2017, 08:44 AM:

I have done it manually, but did not take long for me to get tired of constantly having to add additional solution to the cleaning cloth.

That is what inspired me to find a friend to build the machine for me.

Posted by Mike Spice (Member # 5957) on August 01, 2017, 11:45 AM:

good luck with the cleaning machine. what a great idea

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on August 01, 2017, 11:48 AM:

it looks really good, i do hope you sell lots [Wink]

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